Anchor - Configuring the Anchor Server for WebDAV Support

Overview

Most operating systems (Windows included) do not allow you to map a drive to hosts whose identity has not been confirmed by a third-party (GoDaddy, Verisign, Thawte, etc.) WebDAV connects on port 443, so you must configure SSL on your Anchor server in order to accept these connections. This article will outline steps for completing this process.

To configure an SSL certificate for your Anchor server, you will follow two main steps:

Chain copies of your yourdomainname.crt and yourbundle.crt together (these were generated when configuring SSL for your Apache server).

Modify the C:\Anchor Server\conf\config.ini file to point to the new combinedbundle.crt and copied yourdomainname.key file.

Note: While WebDAV can provide a number of benefits for an organization, it is important to note that WebDAV is an extension of the HTTP protocol, and is unrelated to the Anchor system. Some of its limitations and known issues cannot be controlled by the Anchor support team. For more information, please reference the What are WebDAV's Limitations and Known Issues Knowledgebase article.

Note: If you are using Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2012, refer to the following Microsoft knowledge base article for adding the Desktop Experience feature. For information on using the WebDAV Redirector, please reference the Using the WebDAV Redirector IIS.net article.

Instructions

Chaining Together yourbundle.crt and yourdomainname.crt

COPY the following three files from your Apache folder (likely located in C:\Apache24\conf\ssl) and PASTE THEM INTO your C:\Anchor Server\conf folder:

yourdomainname.crt file (corresponding to your secure domain)

yourbundle.crt (intermediate certifcate)

yourdomainname.key (key file)

Open up the newly copied yourdomainname.crt file, SELECT ALL of its contents, and then COPY its contents.

Open up the newly copied yourbundle.crt file and place your mouse cursor at the beginning of the document (before the first character).

PASTE the contents of yourdomainname.crtinto the top of of yourbundle.crt.

Save the modified yourbundle.crt as combinedbundle.crt or other recognizable name.

Modify the config.ini File

Open up your C:\Anchor Server\conf\config.ini file

Under the [server] heading, change the two following values to point to your modified combinedbundle.crtand your copied yourdomainname.key file (in order, respectively):